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How do you say Julia?

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We named our daughter Julia and are very happy w/ our name choice. It fits her well. BUT, I find myself saying her name either..

Ju-leee-ah

or Jewel-yah

I am trying to remind myself to stick to one way.  I bet there are other names that people say both ways back and forward.  Just curious which way you say it!  I think I like the former better, so I am trying to 'train' myself to be more aware of it when I say it. 

 

 

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  • LemonBlushLemonBlush member

    Jewel-yah

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  • LoveMyGirlzLoveMyGirlz
    I say JU-lee-ah. My mom calls her Jewel-ya, haha. I didn't know there was more than one way originally.
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  • zaramarie81zaramarie81 member
    I say it the first way and much prefer it that way! Although I could see how the second pronunciation could fit too.
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  • lelekaylelekay member
    Ju-lee-ah
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  • forensicmamaforensicmama member
    Joo-lee-uh
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  • krissyh21krissyh21 member

    Joo-lee-ah.

    I always thought it was a southern thing to pronounce it Julya 

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  • completelyundefinablecompletelyundefinable
    Ju-lee-ah
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    Ju-lee-ah

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  • jesakerjesaker
    i say ju-lee-ah, but probably b/c my name is julie.  i have heard it both ways though, and i'm a northeasterner born and bred.
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  • kmwillskmwills member

    I guess I say Ju-lee-ah, but when I say it fast, it almost sounds like Jewel-yah.  When I overthink it, then I'm not really sure what I normally say....

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  • LMS05LMS05 member
    Ju-lee-ah. I don't think I've ever heard it Jewel-ya. 
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  • MamaBee623MamaBee623
    imagekrissyh21:

    Joo-lee-ah.

    I always thought it was a southern thing to pronounce it Julya 

    ITA. I picture Paula Deen saying it.

    Either way, though!  

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  • 718gemini718gemini member

    Ju-leee-ah

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  • LaComtesseLaComtesse member

    I actually pronounce it "Robert." Wink

    Ju-lee-ya.

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  • capuletcapulet member

    Ju-lee-ah

    My name is Juliet and I have always pronounced it as three syllables.  Occasionally people ask me the pronunciation, and I know it's because they think it could be pronounced JULyet, but I don't say it that way, or at least I don't think I do.

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  • zaramarie81zaramarie81 member
    imagekrissyh21:

    Joo-lee-ah.

    I always thought it was a southern thing to pronounce it Julya 

    Funny, because as a Southerner, Julya sounds Northern to me. :) I have always thought the name was Joo-lee-ah.

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  • MelodyKateMelodyKate
    Ju-lee-ah. I love this name pronounced this way, but where I'm from, most people say Jewel-yah. The only Julia I know IRL insists on Jewel-yah.
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  • rubyjem00rubyjem00 member
    I've always pronounced it Ju-lee-ah.
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  • Summer0715Summer0715 member

    Ju-leee-ah

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  • EXL311EXL311 member
    imagekmwills:

    I guess I say Ju-lee-ah, but when I say it fast, it almost sounds like Jewel-yah.  When I overthink it, then I'm not really sure what I normally say....

    This is exactly what I was thinking. I first thought I say ju-lee-ah then I said Julia Roberts and thought maybe I do say jewel-yah.  After saying it a few times and overthinking it I realized I say it the first way but sometimes it runs together more and sounds like the second way.

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  • EmilyErin2EmilyErin2
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    Joo-lee-ah.

    I always thought it was a southern thing to pronounce it Julya 

    Funny, because as a Southerner, Julya sounds Northern to me. :) I have always thought the name was Joo-lee-ah.

    This maked me laugh because when I lived in the south everyone pronounced my friends name Jewel-ya.....I say joo lee ah...

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  • austenreader85austenreader85 member
    I prefer Ju-lee-ah but most people I know around here say Jewel-yah.
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  • RobinSparkles214RobinSparkles214 member
    I say Ju-leee-ah.
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  • FLchickenFLchicken
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    I guess I say Ju-lee-ah, but when I say it fast, it almost sounds like Jewel-yah.  When I overthink it, then I'm not really sure what I normally say....

    This is exactly what I was thinking. I first thought I say ju-lee-ah then I said Julia Roberts and thought maybe I do say jewel-yah.  After saying it a few times and overthinking it I realized I say it the first way but sometimes it runs together more and sounds like the second way.

     

    Laughing at this, because THIS is exactly me too!! haha.  Thanks everyone for your response.  Looks like ju-lee-ah is the more popular way to say Julia.   I appreciate your comments!

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  • JillaBreezeJillaBreeze
    Jewel-ya.  That's how most people in the South like me pronounce it.
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  • HappyMrsKHappyMrsK member
    imagekrissyh21:

    Joo-lee-ah.

    I always thought it was a southern thing to pronounce it Julya 

    This. My grandmother's name was Julia, but she went by Julie. Anyway. my southern family members usuallysay Julya. I think I go back and forth honestly, lol.

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  • JulieFeJulieFe
    I say Jewel-ya (2 syllables like julya).  I am from Ohio.
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  • teachergal05teachergal05 member
    I usually say Joo-lee-ah. However, many other southerners pronounce it differently.
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